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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-12
THE FIRST BREAK.

No bad breaks are reported on the
island as yet, but il was feared that on
falling river much damage would be done
90 the embanSments The water is now
running over all the island hanks, and us
the water falls lower it will scour off and
produce crevassei. As Mr.. Kings buildings
on the northern extremity of the island
were on a mound they were not overfiowed.
Leaving there about 500 O'Clock a new
start was made, this time for the Nernexe-
bro fr,shet bank This embanlSment starts,
properly, mt the b. T.. GuerTard barn, some
rods east Of the river proper, and runs
nearly two miles east 20 the high lands
on the Carolina shore. This embankment
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
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REPUTATION.

Ex-Goy. Pierpont has published
in the Iatelligencer OF yesterday a
column and halfletter recommend
ing that West Virginia rcpudiate
her Debt. Reputation means that
capital will continue to boycott this
State. A boycott by capital. means
that few individuals will be able
to buy up cur wild lands at tri-
fling price. Itmeans that in spite
of our immense natural resources
our home population will grow poor
er. With intelligent action touch
ing this debt and with intelligent
legislation to check the unlawful
practices of railroad managers West
Virginia would at once become won
drously prosperous, but we confess,
we despond of the future when men
like Gov. Pierpont advise a course
which we do know is ruinous. For
ourselves we have done what we
could to save the ship, but our spiris
and our hopes are well-nigh exhans-
ted.
The tidings from Charleston, coup
led with this letter by the ex-gov-
ernor. is enough to dishearten those
who have been striving to make
West Virginia what, with wise leg
islation, she would certainly become,
the richest and the most prosperous
State in the Union. Governor Pier
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
The Farmers, Assembly,

OF Virginia, met in Richmond on
the Sth inst, and adopted platform
which denounces all legislation
which compels one class of people to
buy of another class by prohibiting
the Importation of foreign goods;
demands that the Legislature shall
pass such laws as will prohibit dis
elimination by railroads between To-
calities and individuals, and require
the publication of their tariff Of
rates, and enforce these and other
measures of needed relief by ade-
quate penalties and agencies. 1t
endorses the interstate commerce
bill as a step in the right direction;
calls upon the State Legislature to
be vigilant in restricting all char
tiers to be hereafter granted to cor
porations, and declares the system
now practiced by certain railroads
of buying up, so as to monOpolize,
the coal and other mineral lands of
the country to be pregnant with the
greatest evils.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
A FALSE ISSUE.


Mr.. Camden's partisaus have
changed their policy and attempt to
shift the issue Heretofore they in
sisted that he should go to the Sen
ate because he invested in railroad
and contributed money to buy votes.
But while so insisting they made no
reply to the argument that his inter
ests are with monopoly and not with
the people, nor did they answer the
fact that he is not qualified for the
place and has not shown any apti-
tude for the legitimate duties of
Senator. Mr.. Camden is a man of
capacity, and so is Jay Gould, but
he lacks that order of talent and
that character of training without
which no one can be a statesman.
His advocates do not pretend that
he could be elected by direct vote
of the people, and they do not ask
his election because he can render
efficient service to the public in our
present struggle with monopolies
like the Standard Oil Company.
With surprising ingenuity these
gentlemen attempt to shift the issue
and the newspapers, railroad lobby
and Federal officials all unite to fill
the air with q pretense that Mr..
Camden should Der elected because,
and only because, he is the nominee
of (fragmentary) caucus.
The true issue is, whether West
Virginia or the Standard Oil Com
pany shall be represented in the
SenateS This issue is evaded and
the attempt is now made to create
mistaken popular belief that some
principle of the party is at stake.
The caucus is a continuance, and
modern continuance, of politicians.
1t has no place in the hearts of the
people and it was never recognized
as an article Of faith in the Demo
cratic creed. Senators Kenna and
Camden and Congressman Snyder
belong to that wing in the party
which refused to abide the caucus
and joined with the Republicans to
defeat tariff reform. 1t will be rec
objected that $50 Democratic Con-
gressmen voted one way and that
81 Democrats voted with the Repub-
licans the other way. 1t comes with
a bad grace from these gentlemen to
pretend that caucus is King. Their
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
MONOPOLY nLEEps THE MASSES.

-
tits = matter tco notorious to be
disregarded that there has grown
up in this country . school Of mill
ionaire politicians who propose to
control elections by the corrupt use
of money aud that these millionaire
politicians propose to shape legisla-
ton to increasethe profit of capital
at the expense of the body of socl
ETY..
These are facts not denied by any
intelligent man who values his We
raeity and there is not thoughtful
citizen in the land who does not
know that our republican institu-
tions are lost unless halt is called
and there be some reform in polit-
ical methods.
We have reached an age when
vast accumulations of capital, con-
trolled by railroad managers and by
corporations like the Standard Oil
Company, are used to place in the
Senate men whose associations,
whose interests and whose purposes
are not in harmony with the we'll
being of the masses, and no one, who
has watched events, can fail to
observe that the conduct of politics
has fallen into the hands of men
who seek success not by appeal to
the reason, judgment or patriotism
Of voters but by corruption, subter-
fuge, deception and falsehood. 1t
cannot have escaped observation
that, with a few honorable eXcep-
tions, the newspapers of this State
have exhausted effort to cry down
ana exclude from the public service
those men of enlightened conviction
who endeayor to make public the
facts which must be suppressed in
order to enable these millionaire
politicians to accomplish the various
schemes now on foot to bleed the
masses.
1t would far exceed the limits Of
an editorial to prosecute further
these reflections. Unfortunately the
press, the railroad lobby, and the
army of Federal office holders have
filled the air with noise sufficient
to drown the voice of reason and
such a clamor has been excited that
those who are loyal to the public in
terests and who are trying to check
the plumber OF the people, are una
bic to gain an audience or to obtain
hearing.
Be it remembered that the best
talent money can procure is employ
ed tomanufacture mistaken public
opinion in the interest of persons
who thrive on maladministration
of the affairs of State, while the
body of society engrossed with pri-
vate business have not leisure to in.
vestigate the facts and are therefore
easily misled and deceived.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

points letter bears on its face uumis
taxable evidence Of haste and hav-
ing been written without due con-
sideration- When be was governor
his views we're very different. Poor
West Virginia! Your future is
gloomy. 1t is a little consolation,
however, that some Of us are strong
enough to maintain ourselves where
weaker ones must go down. When
the food of distress comes, those
who are responsible for it will have
their reward. For ourselves, we have
the satisfaction Of knowing that we
have not been instrumentalin bring
ing misfortune to the people.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

is not man in this State who does
not know that il the caucus stood in
the way of Mr.. Camden's success
these very gentlemen would be the
very first to brush it aside
Gentlemen, you underrate the in
telligcnce of the people. You can
hire the newspapers and your army
of railroad politicians and Federal
Office holders may fill the air with a
great noise but that noise is not the
voice of the people who are at home
at work trying to earn scant liv-
ing. Your noise may Brighten tim
id politicians. it may silence appli-
cants for favors, it may constrain to
quiet those who are too poor to be
independent. but the great body of
the party do not want Mr.. Camden
in the Senate and they glory in the
manhood and in the virtue of those
II true and tried democrats who
have the courage to stand like a
stone wall between the corruption of
monopoly and the welfare of this
State.
Gentlemen, you underrate the in
telligence of our people. This is
not an issue between IL men and the
balance of the party. it is an issue
between a few professional politi-
clans and the great body of the PEG.
pie. 1t is question as to which is
the strongest: the noise made by
newspapers which have been hired
for the purpose, or the solid, sober,
unprejudiced, and unpurchasable,
patriotic judgment of the masses.
Every instinct of a true Democrat
is opposed to monopoly and it is a
monstrous proposition that monopo-
ly shall be enthroned because mod
ern politicians have invented con-
triyance called caucus.
This newspaper noise which has
been made only for present pur-
pose, will presently pass away and
then, no man will be bold enough to
contend that the Standard Oil Com
pany should be elected to the Sen
ate because it was the edict of a
caucus.
Depend upon it gentlemen the
rank and file care very little for the
contriyances which are used by pol
iticians to subvert the public will.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
THE FREE PASS BRIBERY.

The bill offered by Mr.. Lucas
House Bill 67) provides:
/. 1t shall be unlawful for a rail
road company to give, during his
term of office, to any member of Con-
gress or to any executive, legislative
or judicial officer free pass or a
ticket to travel at less charge than
the usual rate for other persons.
2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
such company to give to any dele
gate to political convention in this
State, for the purpose of nominating
candidate, any free pass or ticket
at a less charge than is made for
other delegates to such conventions.
If this law be submitted to a pop
ular vote it would receive an over
whelming majority. In April, 1884,
convention met in Charleston to
appoint delegates to the Chicago
convention at which a President was
to be nominated. The Ring desired
to appoint Mr.. Clements, the Master
of Transportation on the B. d o.;
the true Democracy wished to APP
point Yanmeter The delegates for
Clements were furnished with free
passes. In July, 1884, the Ring
wished to nominate Mr.. Faulkner
for Governor, and in the convention
which met on the Wheeling Island
the statement was publicly made,
and being made, was not denied,
''that three-fourths of the Faulkner
delegates had a free pass"
Is it not time for the people of
this State to consider whether our
politics are to be managed by the
railroad politicians. We call atten-
ton to the fact that nearly all our
newspapers are perfectly silent re
specting the free pass bribery. We
call attention to the fact that the
press has been employed to cry down
every man who endeavors to awake
the people to the dangers Of railroad
rule.
The Monroe Watchmaa, the Har
risoa Democrat and the Tucker Dem
ocrat advocate the passage of the
Lucas bill.
LATER.-The bill passed the
House on Tuesday by 30 to %. On
Wednesday the railroad influence
rallied; the vote was reconsidered
and the bill defeated. The railroad
managers expect to nominate our
next Governor by means OF free
passes.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
PROHIBITION.

The amendment to the Constitu-
ton, which was defeated in the SEN
ate on the 9Th, proposed to prohibit
the sale and MANUFACTURE of intoxi-
cants in this State. This amend
ment was offered by the extremists
and they voted down proposition
to make compensation for the prop
erty which would be thus destroycA.
Fortunately for the good name OK
West Virginia this extreme measurc
did not receive the assent Of two
thirds Of the Senator'S. Those sot-
ing for it were: Arnold, Bond,
Brown, Carr, Dawson. Furbee, Gwinn,
Maxwell, Mincar, Morris, Morrison,
Jr., Snyder, Sweeney, Switzer, Van
Pelt, woodward and McCrcery.
Thoseyoting against it we're: Flour
noy, Gettinger, McCallister, OxIey.
Price, of Marshall; SommervilIe,
Unger Price, Of Mineral, and Scott
The amendment that has thus been
defeated, proposed to prohibit the
MANUFACTURE and sale Of intoxicants
in this State To prohibit the mann
facture here, while it is permitted in
the adjoining States, would simply
transfer our distilleries and brewc-
ries to Maryland, Virginia and Ohio
without diminishing in the slightest
degree the consumption Of liquor.
We have in this State, perhaps.
$1,50O,0O0 invested in brewerics and
distilleries; If this amendment was
adopted, that much capital would be
destroyed as efFectually as If tho
torch of an incendiary was applied
to the buildings. The trouble with
West Virginia is, that we have SO
few manufacturing enterprises and,
il It be announced that this State is
nader control Of fanatics, It will lie
impossible to induce capital to come
here here and make fts home. We
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
West Vagiitia Democrat.
Thomas H. Mason, Business Manager

Mr.. Camden's managers now adj
nit that he cannot be elected unless
Republicans come to the aid Of the
Standard Oil Company. There is
every evidence that none Of the Re-
publicans in the Legislature are for
sale.
The party would perish, could a
venal Press brighten all our public
men.
We assert that the Democracy of
this county are more united than
ever in the approval of the course of
Chew, lucas and the other ten.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

~ $500 =
that it is sniridal 70 pass this lax.
Its passage will prevent legitimate
railroad development rs etfectnsIiy
as if stone wall be built around
the territory this company Is author
lied to occupy. Is it probable that
capital will be offered for another
railroad, to be constructed under our
general Law, which cannot obtain the
same powers and privileges which
are granted to the Potomac and
Piedmont?
Ifa company is restricted to the
business Of Z common carrier can it
compete with a rival company that
has the right to engage in any and
every industry that is prosecuted by
an individuala And il capital can
not be found to build rival road,
will not the Potomac and Piedmont
have exclusive possession Of the ter.
ritorya Is it not evident that this
road will possess monopoly along
its route as regards the purchase of
wild lands and, having such mo-
nopoly. will it not absorb whatever
property is valuable? Having a mr.
nopoly, Wilt not purchase property
at trifing price? How will it bene-
ct our home population il they must
sell their land at mere nominal
price? This bill ought to be defeat.
ed, and it will be defeated &c its
character and purposes come to be
understood. Unfortunately there is
no one specially concerned to repre-
sent the general public in a matter
like this where a vast private inter
est is seeking to obtain special
and peculiar privileges by means of 4
Legislative indiscretion.
Foreign capital does not come
here to build new roads because this
State lies helpless and powerless in
the clutches of the b. e o. and the
G. 4 o. II we had law to compe!
these two corporations to receive and
handle freight from other roads at
as low charges as are given to their
most favored customers, then there
would be no difficulty in finding
capital for the roads now needed to
develop the interior of this State.
AT present capital is afraid that any
new road that will be dependent for
its outlet upon either the G. & o. or
b. q O., will be boycottcd by the
managers OF those corporations un-
less it is owned by them.
West Virginia has either Of two
futures before her. She may be-
come the private property Of one or
two railroad managers who will be
enormously rich while the balance
of the population will be poor and
helpless, or else she may become the
most prosperous State in the Union.
In order to be prosperous, property
must not be concentrated in few
hands.
Let the Legislature defeat Senat Q
Bill 53 and appoint a commission
whose duty it shall be to inyesti-
gate and report how foreign capital
may be induced TO come here and
build railroads.
Senate Bill SO, ought to be en-
titled,-"an act to enable syndi-
cate Of non-rcsidents to absorb, for
a triding price, the most valuable
property between Mineral county
and Charleston"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

Senator Zeb Vance, of North Car
DINA, writes to Senator Camden:
"What the devil is the matter with
your Democrats, anyhow" It's a
strange coincidence, but this is just
what nineteen of every twenty Dem
ocrats would like to know, and they
want to know bad Wheeling Reg
lister.
We can tell Mr.. Vance what is
the matter" The money of Monop-
oily controls papers like the Register,
but it has not as yet corrupted our
people.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
A RETROSPECT.

We exposed last spring the
scheme by which Mr.. Camden's man
ayers expected to capture nOmina-
tions for the Legislature. Although
the election was not until November
they wanted to make nominations
as early as April-viz: Before can
didateS were known and before dis
eussion could be had. Our readers
will remember our editorials on this
subject then published. We wish
very much we had space to reprint
them.
1t will be reeollCcted that his
managers and organs prevented any
agitation of the Senatorship and &C
tually advanced the monstrous pro-
position that voters must not in
quire the views of a candidate for
the Legislature. But while Mr..
Camden's election was carefully kept
in the background his managers
were busy to nominate men favora-
bic to his reelection, and, where it
was practicable, they defeated Dem
Ocrats who preferred for the Senate
some one not connected with Monop-
oily. This was notably the ease in
Harrison where they combined with
the B. &c o. and with the Republi-
cans to defeat John j. Davis, and
this was also the case in Lincoln
where they aided to elect Republi-
can who was pledged to vote for him
on the first ballot.
1t is fact too notorious to be dis
puted that the Federal patronage
has been administered to build up
in this State body of office holding
managers who, fed from the treasu-
ry, have exerted every influence to
procure his election.
Mr. Camden's partizans knew per
fectly well that if his candidacy was
agitated the body of the party
would pronounce against him. The
people of this State realize the dan
ger of sending to the Senate a gen
tleman whose only credential is his
wealth and whose strength is the
support he receives from those i'm
mense aggregations of capital whose
purposes are hostile to the public
veal. Consequently his object was
to prevent an expression of the pop
ular judgment. His campaign was
planned as a general plans a battle. |
A general conceals his movements
from the enemy. Mr.. Camden con
eealed his movements from the peo-
pie. His calculation was that the
press, the railroad lobby and Fed
eral office-holders would be able to |
circumvent the people, and, while |
his candidacy was not discussed, a |
majority for him would be obtained /
in the Legislature. 1t is within |
bounds to say that more than one I
thousand shrewd and active men. |
abundantly supplied with money, |
were scattered over this State, re- 1
sorting to every appliance of modern
politics that could promote his re-
election. Against these one thou
sand men, against this combination
of newspapers, railroad lobby and |
Federal officials, the cause of the |
people had no defenders save a few
citizens whose desire to check the
rule of Monopoly and whose desire
for good government induced them,
at their own cost and at the sacrifice
of their private business, to make
some effort to make public the facts
and call attention to the danger of
tbs situation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-23
New Cumberland Items.

Sv.Ciai Correspondence, oflts Rsgt3cr.
NEW CUMBERLAND, November 22.-
Wintry weather has made its appearance,
which somewhat mars the pleasantries OF
railroad huildin.. The track will be laid
into town by tomorrow, or Thanksgiving,
at tarthest. The company will have tine
large depot. The rink building which they
get is 81 feet wide and 10 feet long, a sub
stantial frame with slate root A commit,
tee Of citizens are fixing up programme
Tor 4 blowout when the road is opened ter
business The time is not fixed yet, bU,
will be about the oh to 10th of next month.
CaptT. X Swauey and tue railroad met
are at loggerhcads, they being about ready
to iii up and destroy his ferry road at the
,op of the river bank. \ law suit is tn.
probable outcome.
Thanksgiving is close upon Us. The PvO.
pie Of oar county have abundant reasons
lor giving thanks this year for the improve
ments and prosperity III their midst
And the people Of the eatirc cOuGtry
likewise have the same reasons, among tn,
greatest being au era OF general prosperity,
which i, to h. attributed Ia wise admiu
-tratiop Ct q Democratic President and
hi- cuunselIors. 1t i not proposed that
this lust will be unanimously endorsed
Human nature is somewhat prrverse.
The cas was shut off awhile last sun
dag Tor repairs to the main. The tim,
chosen, . a. m. till II or 30 ut noon, dis
arranged the customary church services "a
SONS yxtcat They all, with the excep.
ton OF one, are heated by gas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-23
WOOD.

The Riverside blast furnace was about
the only industry running yesterday.
an excellent Thanksgiving supper will
he served tomorrow evening at st. John
festival.
The trustees and teachers hold a meet.
ing this cycning, at which it will be &c.
cid,6 about attending the Peabody lnstj-
tuf'.
TIE Committee of Arrangements for the
festival which was held by the o. K. NJ,
r,uu.-. that the plrties who disposed OF Il
cake on the ferryhoat that belonged to said
festival. come before the committee and
ray Irr il. or they will hc made TO regret
ii.
Nj W. Edwards, of Moundsville, was
IN ;o~n yesterday.
4 prominent business house on Main
street is eudeayOring to make arrangements
with telephone company for the putting III
of 4 telephone which tor nominal fee will
be n the service OF the public. This will
be a vast accommodation The rates are
rather high, there being no central here,
and the lines being run down from Vince.
ling. There are three telephones in the
town, one at the residence Of DR.. II. Ford,
Riverside Works and the Beuwood Irou
| Works.
The +. X O. slaughtered a nun,her o'
local trains in the makeup Of its last
schedule.
The fair and festival opens tomorrow in
the Parochial school The committee who
baya CHARGE If "A are sDlripu M plfnrtS IL
make it a success socially and financially.
The various tables are each in charge OF
pleasant and cE0rming ladies'